2 West Side Men Arrested In Car With 14 Kilos Of Cocaine

Chicago police arrested two men and seized 14 kilos of cocaine Monday after the men were spotted parked illegally on a West Side street.

Harrison Area Special Operations Officers Dale Willingham and Lawrence Gade came across the car at the intersection of Huron Street and Springfield Avenue about 1:30 p.m., said Lt. John Baranowski.

The car had several hidden compartments, Baranowski said. In addition to the cocaine, two police scanners, a TEC-9 handgun and a 9 mm automatic handgun were recovered, Baranowski said. Both weapons were equipped with silencers, he said.

"They also found a listening device that can be pointed in the direction of people and pick up their conversation from a distance," Baranowski said.

Terry Galmore, 26, of 3855 W. Huron St., and Gordon Thornton, 25, of 742 N. Latrobe Ave., were each charged with felony counts of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon, Baranowski said.